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su·per·vene       [soo-per-veen] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object), -vened, -ven·ing.
1.to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes fol. by on or upon).
2.to ensue.
[Origin: 1640–50; < L supervenīre, equiv. to super- super- + venīre to come]

—Related forms
su·per·ven·ience       [soo-per-veen-yuhns] Pronunciation Key, su·per·ven·tion       [soo-per-ven-shuhn] Pronunciation Key, noun
su·per·ven·ient       [soo-per-veen-yuhnt] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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su·per·vene       (sōō'pər-vēn')  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   su·per·vened, su·per·ven·ing, su·per·venes
  1. To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected. See Synonyms at follow.
  2. To follow immediately after; ensue.
  3. Philosophy To be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties.


[Latin supervenīre : super-, super- + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]

su'per·ven'ient (-vēn'yənt) adj., su'per·ven'ience (-vēn'yəns) n., su'per·ven'tion (-věn'shən) n.
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